Additional charges filed on Fort Collins burglary suspect

FORT COLLINS -- The Fort Collins man who was allegedly found last month with stolen property from a sign business that had gone up in flames about 10 hours earlier now faces felony arson charges.

Fort Collins police arrested Keith Edgar Lubaski, 35, on Dec. 26, 2013, after officers observed him driving a pickup that had reportedly been stolen earlier that day from Painter's Supply, 1626 Riverside Ave. Officers said they found stolen computers belonging to Painter's Supply in the truck, as well as stolen property from Signs Now, located just blocks away from Painter's Supply at 1438 Riverside Ave.

Fort Collins police and Poudre Fire Authority had been called to Signs Now just before 5 a.m. on Dec. 26 on the report of a structure fire. First responders reportedly found a door on the business that appeared to be broken open.

The blaze caused more than $1 million in fire damage to the building and fire investigators determined that the fire had been intentionally set.

According to a press release from Fort Collins Police Services, investigators found no evidence of other suspects involved and believe Lubaski acted alone in the early morning of Dec. 26.

The 8th Judicial District Attorney's office has accepted additional charges for Lubaski, who has remained in custody since his arrest. Lubaski now faces charges of first-degree arson, criminal mischief, second-degree burglary, theft, three counts of first-degree criminal trespass, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor charge of driving under restraint.

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